| Eryngium campestre | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Eryngium |
| Species: | E. campestre
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| Binomial name | |
| Eryngium campestre | |
Eryngium campestre, known as field eryngo,[1] or Watling Street thistle,[2] is a species of Eryngium, which is used medicinally. A member of the family Apiaceae, eryngo is a hairless, thorny perennial plant. The leaves are tough and stiff, whitish-green. The basal leaves are long-stalked, pinnate and spiny. The leaves of this plant are mined by the gall fly, Euleia heraclei.[3]
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Collinswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Grid map of records on the Gateway for Euleia heraclei". National Biodiversity Network. 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.